Carl Brenner

I am the Director of the U.S. Science Support Program (USSSP) associated with the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP). IODP is the latest iteration in a series of internationally collaborative scientific ocean drilling programs, in which marine drilling vessels recover data recorded in seafloor sediments and rocks to monitor susbseafloor environments, investigating topics such as climate change, geohazards, geomicrobiology, and the evolution of ocean crust. Lamont has managed USSSP since 2015 through a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation. Among the activities supported by USSSP are thematic workshops, pre-drilling research, shipboard staffing and salary support, post-cruise studies, fellowships for graduate students, and an IODP-themed lecture series.